Pine falls at Al-Aqsa; committee says Israeli excavations at fault

Ma'an
Palestinians accused Israeli excavations beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound of being behind the fall of a very old tree Tuesday morning on the edges of the Noble Sanctuary [in Jerusalem's Old City].

The fall of the near-ancient pine rooted near Qaytbay alley near the Cotton Market will be investigated by a committee, formed by the General Director of Jerusalem endowment office.

The office said several trees have died and toppled following excavations that killed their root-systems that ran beneath the mosque and its compound where Israeli excavators are digging.
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